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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 576 576 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 52 52 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 33 33 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 22 22 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 14 14 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 13 13 Browse Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 10 10 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 10 10 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 9 9 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 8 8 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
seemed bent on carrying it by direct attack. Accordingly, during the succeeding week, various movements of corps were made from flank to flank, in the endeavor to find a spot where the lines could be broken. No mere general statement can give any idea of the enormous amount of labor, suffering, and privation that befell the troops in these continual shiftings of the corps from point to point of the long line. I shall in this note indicate some details of the action from day to day. May 13TH.—The battle of the 12th having ended in Lee's retirement to an inner and shorter line, it was resolved to attempt to turn his right flank. With this view, the Fifth Corps, during the night of the 13th, was ordered to march from its position on the extreme right, take post on the extreme left, to the left of Burnside's corps, and assault in conjunction with that corps at four A. M. on the 14th. The march was begun at ten P. M. The wet weather had, however, badly broken up the roads; and th
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
, 446; Lee at, and across Grant's line of march, 446; Hancock's unfortunate movement across the Po, 447; repeated disastrous repulses of Second and Fifth corps at Laurel Hill, 449; first line on Lee's right carried by Upton, but abandoned, 450; Hancock's successful attack on Lee's right centre, 451; Grant's endeavors to pierce Lee's lines during next week, 454; Lee withdrew to his interior position after twenty hours fighting to dislodge Hancock, 454: diary of attempts to pierce Lee's line May 13th to 19th, 455; losses from May 5th to 21st, 458; the army moved by the left towards Richmond, 458; to the Chickahominy, 470; and the North Anna-character of the region between, 472. Spottswood mines, origin of the name Spottsylvania, 428. Stafford Heights—see Fredericksburg. Steadman, Fort—see Fort Steadman. Stone, General, defeated at Ball's Bluff, 76; exonerated from blame at Ball's Bluff, 77. Stoneman's raid on Virginia Central Railroad, 302. Straggling in the Confederat